# N2043P: Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 1970-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-626
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1966
- Mode S code: A1A3AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Gilder James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20GILDER%20JAMES%20P)
- Location: [Crawforsville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Crawforsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2043P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2043P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2043P-1970-12-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-23: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK67A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0062), Feb 17, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N2043P), Oakland, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX67D0259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0259), Jan 22, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N2043P), Ontario, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2043P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2043P): Marek Robert MAREK SUPER PRSPCTER, S/N BSP 2931, built 1993

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